Awesome! Looks great! I use a cone design as well but with different materials, I love it....simple, easy and funnels the ammo right into a bean can. Hangs from my ceiling in the cellar. It's still a wip but I've been using it for months. I'll post a snap here if it's alright with you....

 

Good idea, keep us updated?

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I'm thinkin' you just want me to keep my mouth shut on this one, huh?

 

it is smaller than my 55 gallon drum

 

Thanks Bone!
I used a slip sheet (thin plastic sheets used for shipping on pallets) to roll up and create a cone. Cut the bottom off a 5 gallon bucket to insert the cone into also for stability and hanging purposes. Screwed on some scrap wood. Used some random chain to hang it from the ceiling at an angle. Punched a couple holes in a bean can and attached to bottom of funnel to catch and contain the spent ammo.
This thing works like a charm. Probably a 16" catch mouth but I suppose you could flare out the end of the cone if you wanted it larger. I use spring clips and various attachments above to hang any type of target in front with rope or improvised coat hanger hooks. Of course there are some misses,(not many), and that's what the backdrop blanket takes care of.
Simple, light, durable and easy, but certainly not as portable as your design. Same concept though,...ammo hits wide angle surface (instead of flat perpendicular) and is directed right down to the catch-can.
Here are some pics and a little front/side illustration. This is was a quick proto to see if it would work and it's been there since October.

Tim

 

excellent idea ! ... maybe the cone could be shorter adding more internal drag, I mean hanging "lose internal walls" ... just thinking

 

Great idea! I like the minimal approach concept to keep it simple. I have always use just a simple A frame with sheets or towels and a catch bucket of some kind. The cone concept could even have an ammo cup on the end to make it easy to funnel the balls into a container.

Love the video, does the block wall serves as an ammo return for missed shots? Of course you don't miss so that is a mute point. Just good to see you shooting again and making a video.

 

Terry, I see you been hanging out with the Jolly Green Giant again, lol.....sorry, couldn’t resist.[emoji23]

Great idea though


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Slick design. Usually breezy to windy where I live. Properly anchored your cone design should work. Unlike the shower curtain that ends up as a too rigid sail resulting in too many bounce back and lost ammo. Need to find some material and dig out the Singer 15-91.

 

Great job. Last summer I made something similar using an old pillow case. I made a hoop of bent steel and slid it through the "double material" at the pillow case opening. It worked good for thousands of shots. The pillow case finally died and came apart, but was easy to replace.

 

How long is your cone?
There is an online company (seattlefabrics.com) that sells a variety of stuff for diy and repair of soft goods. Choice of different weight, mesh size, materials of mesh type fabric. Bit pricy relative to repurposing a well used shower curtain liner, sheet or pillow case. But the mesh may deal with my wind issues. Other option to mesh might be sewing in a series of flaps.